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Learning vocabulary and keywords is an important skill in the digital age, as a strong vocabulary is needed to do quality research. The glossary activity on the Moodle platform allows you to create a built in glossary in which definitions to important terms related to your content can be entered. You also have the option to add media such as images or videos to support the definitions within the glossary.

- [Voiceover] In the digital age,…there is a decreased need to memorize facts.…Students have access to an incredible amount…of information on the internet.…There is a strong need, however, for improved vocabulary.…In order to conduct quality research about a topic,…it's important to be familiar…with the associated vocabulary.…In Moodle, there is an awesome resource called the Glossary,…which you can incorporate into your course.…Now, in order to add a Glossary,…we need to choose the section we want it to be in,…and I want to have this be a general one for the course,…so I'm going to add it into the Introduction part,…and click on Add an activity or resource,…and from the Activities, I'm going to select Glossary.…

I'll click on Add, and it has us name this.…I'm going to title it Communication Terminology.…We can add a description if we'd like,…and have a Glossary type.…For here, under Entries,…we can decide whether or not we want these…to be approved by default, whether or not…we can allow editing. In this case,…

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6/16/2016

Moodle is the world's leading learning management system (LMS), offering a free, open-source solution for digital education. In this course, education expert Oliver Schinkten guides educators through the ins and outs of creating an online course in Moodle. He not only explores the functionality of Moodle but also provides the best practices for using Moodle 3.1's tools and features to run a successful online class or supplement face-to-face instruction. Topics include installing Moodle, creating courses, enrolling students, adding resources and activities, communicating with the class, designing assessments, and grading online assignments. The quick pace of the course also makes it a great refresher for experienced users who want to see what's new in Moodle 3.1.